List of railway museums

A railway museum is a museum that explores the history of all aspects of rail related transportation, including: locomotives (steam, diesel, and electric), railway cars, trams, and railway signalling equipment. They may also operate historic equipment on museum grounds.

The Eisenbahnmuseum Bochum-Dahlhausen is a railway museum situated south of the city of Bochum in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Africa

Egypt
  • Egypt's Railway Museum (Cairo)

Kenya

Nigeria
  • NRC/Legacy Railway Museum in Lagos

Sierra Leone

South Africa

Sudan

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Asia

China
1,4335 mm, 600 mm, and 1,000 mm vehicles in Yunnan Railway Museum
Hong Kong Railway Museum

India
Patiala State Monorail System train at National Rail Museum, New Delhi, India
Steam Locomotive B-5112 in Ambarawa Railway Museum - Indonesia

Indonesia
Front view of Bondowoso Rail and Train Museum, built by State Railway Company of the Dutch East Indies
Modern Transportation Museum, Osaka

Israel

Japan
Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park, Japan

Closed museums

Jordan

North Korea
  • Pyongyang Railway Museum

Pakistan

Saudi Arabia

South Korea
Korea Railroad Museum, near Uiwang Station
  • Korea Railroad Museum
  • Sumjingang Railroad Village in Gokseung County

Sri Lanka

Taiwan

Thailand
  • Railway Outdoor Museum, Bangkok
  • Thailand-Burma Railway Centre, Kanchanaburi
  • Train Cemetery, Bangkok

Turkey

Uzbekistan
  • Railway Museum

Vietnam
  • Heritage Railway, Da Lat Railway Station

Europe

Austria
Southern Railway Museum Mürzzuschlag, Styria
Strasshof Railway Museum, Lower Austria
Main article: List of railway museums in Austria
  • Austrian Railway Museum at Vienna
  • Railway and Mining Museum Ampflwang in Upper Austria
  • Railway Museum Sigmundsherberg in Lower Austria
  • Southern Railway Museum in Mürzzuschlag
  • Strasshof Railway Museum in Lower Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Bulgaria

Czech Republic
Railway Museum Jaroměř

Denmark

Estonia
Estonian Railway Museum
  • Estonian Railway Museum

Finland
Finnish Railway Museum

France

Germany
Main article: List of railway museums in Germany

Greece

Hungary
Hungarian Railway Museum

Ireland

Italy
Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia, Milan

Latvia

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Museum Branches of FMNF
  • Arco de Baúlhe
  • Bragança
  • Chaves
  • Lagos
  • Lousado
  • Macinhata do Vouga
  • Nine
  • Santarém
  • Valença[24]

Disused or Closed Museums

Museological Warehouses
  • Barreiro
  • Estremoz
  • Livração
  • Pampilhosa
  • Peso da Régua
  • Pocinho
  • Sernada do Vouga
  • Tua

Romania

Russia

Serbia

Slovenia

Spain
Catalan Railway Museum

Sweden

Switzerland
Main article: List of railway museums in Switzerland

Ukraine
  • Kiev Railway Museum
  • Museum of History and Development of Donetsk Railway in Donetsk
  • Museum of History and Technology of Southern Railway in Kharkiv

United Kingdom
Main article: List of railway museums in the United Kingdom
Museum Parish Country
Alford Valley Railway Alford Scotland
Amberley Working Museum Amberley England
Anson Engine Museum Poynton England
Astley Green Colliery Museum Astley England
Barrow Hill Engine Shed Barrow Hill England
Beamish Museum Beamish England
Bluebell Railway East Grinsted England
Bressingham Steam & Gardens Bressingham England
Bristol Harbour Railway and Industrial Museum Bristol England
Conwy Valley Railway Museum Betws-y-Coed Wales
Crewe Heritage Centre Crewe England
Darlington Railway Centre and Museum Darlington England
Didcot Railway Centre Didcot England
Downpatrick and County Down Railway Downpatrick Northern Ireland
Foyle Valley Railway Derry Northern Ireland
Hopetown Carriage Works Darlington England
Monkwearmouth Station Museum Monkwearmouth England
National Railway Museum York England
North Woolwich Old Station Museum North Woolwich England
Pendon Museum Long Wittenham England
Port Erin Railway Museum Port Erin Isle of Man
Rushden Station Railway Museum Rushden England
Scottish Industrial Railway Centre Waterside Scotland
Shildon Locomotion Museum Shildon England
Stephenson Railway Museum North Tyneside England
Swindon Steam Railway Museum Swindon England
Ulster Folk and Transport Museum Cultra Northern Ireland
Walthamstow Pump House Museum London England
Locomotives arranged around the turntable in the Great Hall of the National Railway Museum

North America

Canada
Museum City Province
Alberta Central Railway Museum Wetaskiwin Alberta
Alberta Prairie Railway Stettler Alberta
Alberta Railway Museum Edmonton Alberta
Canadian Museum of Rail Travel Cranbrook British Columbia
Canadian Railway Museum Saint-Constant Quebec
Champion Park Okotoks Alberta
Edmonton Radial Railway Society Edmonton Alberta
Elgin County Railway Museum St. Thomas Ontario
Halton County Radial Railway Milton Ontario
John Street Roundhouse Toronto Ontario
New Brunswick Railway Museum Hillsborough New Brunswick
Northern Ontario Railroad Museum Greater Sudbury Ontario
Port Moody Station Museum Port Moody British Columbia
Railway Coastal Museum St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador
Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario Smiths Falls Ontario
Revelstoke Railway Museum Revelstoke British Columbia
Saskatchewan Railway Museum Saskatoon Saskatchewan
Toronto Railway Museum Toronto Ontario
West Coast Railway Heritage Park Squamish British Columbia
Winnipeg Railway Museum Winnipeg Manitoba

Costa Rica
  • Museo Del Ferrocarril

Guatemala
Guatemala City railway museum

Honduras

Mexico

United States
Museum City State
Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum Calera Alabama
North Alabama Railroad Museum Huntsville Alabama
Arizona Railway Museum Chandler Arizona
Arizona State Railroad Museum Williams Arizona
Phoenix Trolley Museum Phoenix Arizona
Southern Arizona Transportation Museum Tucson Arizona
Arkansas Railroad Museum Pine Bluff Arkansas
California State Railroad Museum Sacramento California
Golden Gate Railroad Museum Sunol California
Laws Railroad Museum and Historic Site Laws California
Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad & Transportation Museum Nevada City California
Niles Canyon Railway Fremont California
Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Campo California
RailGiants Train Museum Pomona California
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park Jamestown California
San Diego Electric Railway Association National City California
San Diego Model Railroad Museum San Diego California
San Francisco Cable Car Museum San Francisco California
San Francisco Railway Museum San Francisco California
Society for the Preservation of Carter Railroad Resources Fremont California
South Coast Railroad Museum Goleta California
Southern California Railway Museum Perris California
Tehachapi Railroad Depot Tehachapi California
Travel Town Museum Los Angeles California
Western America Railroad Museum Barstow California
Western Pacific Railroad Museum Portola California
Western Railway Museum Rio Vista California
Colorado Railroad Museum Golden Colorado
Connecticut Trolley Museum East Windsor Connecticut
Danbury Railway Museum Danbury Connecticut
Railroad Museum of New England Thomaston Connecticut
Shore Line Trolley Museum East Haven Connecticut
Florida Railroad Museum Parrish Florida
Gold Coast Railroad Museum Miami Florida
Railroad Museum of South Florida Fort Myers Florida
West Florida Railroad Museum Milton Florida
Georgia State Railroad Museum Savannah Georgia
Southeastern Railway Museum Duluth Georgia
Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History Kennesaw Georgia
Hawaiian Railway Society Ewa Hawaii
Fox River Trolley Museum South Elgin Illinois
Galesburg Railroad Museum Galesburg Illinois
Illinois Railway Museum Union Illinois
Monticello Railway Museum Monticello Illinois
Hesston Steam Museum Hesston Indiana
Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum North Judson Indiana
Indiana Transportation Museum Noblesville Indiana
National New York Central Railroad Museum Elkhart Indiana
Sioux City Railroad Museum Sioux City Iowa
Great Plains Transportation Museum Wichita Kansas
Bluegrass Railroad and Museum Versailles Kentucky
Elkhorn City Railroad Museum Elkhorn Kentucky
Historic Railpark and Train Museum Bowling Green Kentucky
Kentucky Railway Museum New Haven Kentucky
Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation Irvine Kentucky
Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati Covington Kentucky
Boothbay Railway Village Boothbay Maine
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum Portland Maine
Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad Phillips Maine
Seashore Trolley Museum Kennebunkport Maine
Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Alna Maine
Baltimore Streetcar Museum Baltimore Maryland
B&O Railroad Museum Baltimore Maryland
Ellicott City B&O Station & Museum Ellicott City Maryland
Irish Railroad Workers Museum Baltimore Maryland
National Capital Trolley Museum Colesville Maryland
Oakland B&O Railroad Museum Oakland Maryland
Queponco Railway Station Newark Maryland
La Plata Train Station Museum La Plata Maryland
Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum Lenox Massachusetts
Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum Shelburne Falls Massachusetts
Alden Depot Museum Alden Michigan
Boston-Saranac Historical Society Saranac Michigan
Buckley Old Engine Show Buckley Michigan
Capac Depot Museum Capac Michigan
Clinton Northern Railway Museum St. Johns Michigan
Crawford County Historical Museum Grayling Michigan
Durand Union Station Durand Michigan
Flushing Area Museum Flushing Michigan
Henry Ford Museum Dearborn Michigan
Huckleberry Railroad Flint Michigan
Imlay City Museum Imlay City Michigan
Lincoln Depot Museum Lincoln Michigan
Lost Railway Museum Grass Lake Michigan
Michigan Transit Museum Mt. Clemens Michigan
Montcalm Community College Heritage Village Sidney Michigan
New Buffalo Railroad Museum New Buffalo Michigan
S.S. City of Milwaukee Museum Manistee Michigan
Saginaw Railway Museum Saginaw Michigan
Saline Area Historical Society Saline Michigan
Sanford Historical Museum Sanford Michigan
Shepherd Depot Museum Shepherd Michigan
Southern Michigan Railroad Society Clinton Michigan
Sparta Depot Museum Sparta Michigan
St. Charles Area Museum St. Charles Michigan
Standish Depot Museum Standish Michigan
Steam Railroading Institute Owosso Michigan
Thomas Edison Depot Museum Port Huron Michigan
Vicksburg Historic Village Vicksburg Michigan
Waterford Historical Society Waterford Twp Michigan
Williamston Depot Museum Williamston Michigan
Witches Hat Depot Museum South Lyon Michigan
Lake Superior Railroad Museum Duluth Minnesota
Minnesota Streetcar Museum Minneapolis Minnesota
Minnesota Transportation Museum Saint Paul Minnesota
National Museum of Transportation St. Louis Missouri
Livingston Depot Livingston Montana
Nevada Northern Railway Museum Ely Nevada
Nevada State Railroad Museum Carson City Nevada
Black River & Western Railroad Ringoes New Jersey
Delaware River Railroad Excursions Phillipsburg New Jersey
Friar Mountain Model Railroad Museum Sparta New Jersey
Maywood Station Museum Maywood New Jersey
New Jersey Museum of Transportation Wall New Jersey
North Pemberton Railroad Station Museum Pemberton New Jersey
Northlandz Flemington, New Jersey New Jersey
Whippany Railway Museum Whippany New Jersey
Medina Railroad Museum Medina New York
New York Museum of Transportation Rush New York
New York Transit Museum New York City New York
Railroad Museum of Long Island Long Island New York
Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum Rush New York
Trolley Museum of New York Kingston New York
North Carolina Railroad Museum Bonsal North Carolina
North Carolina Transportation Museum Spencer North Carolina
Wilmington Railroad Museum Wilmington North Carolina
North Dakota State Railroad Museum Mandan North Dakota
Conneaut Historical Railroad Museum Conneaut Ohio
Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum Bellevue Ohio
Ohio Railway Museum Worthington Ohio
Oklahoma Railway Museum Oklahoma City Oklahoma
Railroad Museum of Oklahoma Enid Oklahoma
Mount Hood Railroad Hood River Oregon
Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad Garibaldi Oregon
Oregon Electric Railway Museum Brooks Oregon
Oregon Rail Heritage Center Portland Oregon
Colebrookdale Railroad Boyertown Pennsylvania
Electric City Trolley Museum Scranton Pennsylvania
Franklin Institute Philadelphia Pennsylvania
National Toy Train Museum Strasburg Pennsylvania
New Hope Railroad New Hope Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Trolley Museum Washington Pennsylvania
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania Strasburg Pennsylvania
Railroaders Memorial Museum Altoona Pennsylvania
Reading Railroad Heritage Museum Hamburg Pennsylvania
Rockhill Trolley Museum Rockhill Pennsylvania
Steamtown National Historic Site Scranton Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum Gibsonia Pennsylvania
South Dakota State Railroad Museum Hill City South Dakota
Memphis Railroad & Trolley Museum Memphis Tennessee
Tennessee Central Railway Museum Nashville Tennessee
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Chattanooga Tennessee
Cleburne Railroad Museum Cleburne Texas
Galveston Railroad Museum Galveston Texas
Interurban Railway Museum Plano Texas
Museum of the American Railroad Frisco Texas
Railway Museum of San Angelo San Angelo Texas
Rosenberg Railroad Museum Rosenberg Texas
Texas State Railroad Palestine Texas
Wichita Falls Railroad Museum Wichita Falls Texas
Golden Spike National Historical Park Promontory Utah
Tie Fork Rest Area Tucker Utah
Tooele Valley Railroad Complex Tooele Utah
Utah State Railroad Museum Ogden Utah
Western Mining and Railroad Museum Helper Utah
Rappahannock Railroad Museum Fredericksburg Virginia
Richmond Railroad Museum Richmond Virginia
Virginia Museum of Transportation Roanoke Virginia
Lee Hall Depot Newport News Virginia
Boyce Railway Depot Boyce Virginia
C&O Railway Heritage Center Clifton Forge Virginia
Crewe Railroad Museum Crewe Virginia
Suffolk Seaboard Station Railway Museum Suffolk Virginia
Railroad Museum of Virginia Portsmouth Virginia
RF&P Park Glen Allen Virginia
Herndon Depot Herndon Virginia
Fairfax Station Railroad Museum Fairfax Station Virginia
Museum of Culpeper History Culpeper Virginia
Ashland Depot Ashland Virginia
Norge Depot Norge Virginia
Eastern Shore Railway Museum Parksley Virginia
Montpelier Depot Montpelier Station Virginia
Tazewell Train Station and Visitors Center Tazewell Virginia
Strasburg Museum Strasburg Virginia
Rural Retreat Depot Rural Retreat Virginia
Bellingham Railway Museum Bellingham Washington
Northwest Railway Museum Snoqualmie, WA Washington
Martinsburg Roundhouse Martinsburg West Virginia
Harper's Ferry Toy Train Museum Harper's Ferry West Virginia
West Virginia Railroad Museum Elkins West Virginia
Rowlesburg Depot Rowlesburg West Virginia
Tunnelton Depot Tunnelton West Virginia
Mon Valley Railroad Historical Society Morgantown West Virginia
Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum Wheeling West Virginia
Huntington Railroad Museum Huntington West Virginia
East Troy Electric Railroad Museum East Troy Wisconsin
Mid-Continent Railway Museum North Freedom Wisconsin
National Railroad Museum Ashwaubenon Wisconsin
Riverside and Great Northern Railway Wisconsin Dells Wisconsin
Western Union Junction Railroad Museum Sturtevant Wisconsin
Wyoming Transportation Museum Cheyenne Wyoming

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand
Main article: List of New Zealand railway museums and heritage lines

South America

Argentina
  • Ferroclub Argentino: Centros de Preservacion Remedios de Escalada, Lynch y Tolosa
  • Museo Ferroviario de la ciudad de Campana (Buenos Aires)[58]

Brazil

Peru

See also
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